Rocky (movie)

Travelers (or anyone) can get free inflight Wi-Fi, free music, movies and extra data from Verizon to celebrate Connection Day on Wednesday. Everyone, not just Verizon customers, can get a host of digital freebies, including: Free iTunes Radio on Apple iTunes all day Wednesday. 10 free songs and 10 free games and apps for Android and iOS from Amazon.com, as well as two books and two months Audible.com with free $10 Audible.com credit for current customers. Free TV shows and movies on the Verizon FiOS Preview app for Android and iOS. Movies inlcude "Dumb & Dumber," "March of the Penguines," "Rocky" and a host of family-friendly films. Free half-hour of...

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